Cymbal mounting and retaining device



Aug 22, 1967 B. GAYLOR CYMBAL MOUNTING AND RETAINING DEVICE 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 26, 1965 INI:/ENTOR. BEE/625* 4%?203 8- 22,1967 a. GAYLOR 3336 217 CYMBAL MOUNTING AND RETAINING DEVICE Filed July26, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet (I INVEN TOR. 3/?064 51 2x4022 United StatesPatent 3,336,827 CYMBAL MOUNTING AND RETAINING DEVICE Bruce Gaylor,74-45 Yellowstone Blvd., Forest Hills, N.Y. 11375 Filed July 26, 1965,Ser. No. 474,736 10 Claims. (Cl. 84-422) This invention relates to adevice to facilitate the mounting and removal of a cymbal from itssupporting stand, and which will also effectively retain the cymbal inits operating position mounted on the stand.

The most widely used and conventional means for mounting and retaining acymbal on its stand, is a wing nut or the like which is threadablymounted on the reduced threaded portion of the cymbal stand over thecymball. This type of arrangement causes an inconvenience innecessitating the removal of the wing nut when the user desires toeither remove or replace the cymbal. The need for replacing the cymbalcan occur frequently enough to be a problem to the user, in that foreach removal or replacement of cymbal, it is necessary to remove thewing nut, effect the replacement or removal of the cymbal, and then tore-mount the wing nut on the threaded post. Where there are a pluralityof cymbals involved, and where such replacemenet must be done within arestricted period of time, this can be a vexing detail to the user.Furthermore, since the wing nut must be completely removed, in order tomount a new cymbal, there is a possibility that the wing nut may be lostor misplaced.

Accordingly, it is the primary object of this invention to provide adevice for retaining a cymbal in operative position on its stand, whichwill facilitate the removal and replacement of a cymbal thereon.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a device foreffectively retaining a cymbal on its stand which will facilitateremoval and mounting of the cymbal on the stand without requiring theremoval of any portion of the retaining device.

It is still a further object of this invention to provide a device forretaining a cymbal on its stand, wherein the user can mount or removethe cymbal with both hands simultaneously.

It is yet another object of this invention to provide a device forretaining a cymbal on its stand, wherein the said device is adjustableto positions facilitating the mounting and removal of the cymbal wherethe user is permitted to use both hands in either the mounting orremoval operation.

Additional objects and novel improvements will become more apparent fromthe following detaileddescription and claims when taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings in which FIGURE 1 is a perspective viewof a form of the invention, showing a typical cymbal mounted on a stand,and retained thereon by use of the improved cymbal retaining stand,

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along plane 2-2 of FIGURE 1,showing internal details of the invention,

FIGURE 2A is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a modification ofthe invention,

FIGURE 3 is an exploded elevation of the invention, as seen in FIGURE 1,

FIGURE 4 is a longitudinal cross-section through a modified form of theinvention,

FIGURE 5 is an exploded elevational view partly in section of stillanother modification of the invention,

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of the modified form of FIGURE 5,

FIGURE 7 is a cross-sectional view of the modified form, as shown inFIGURE 6, taken along plane 7-7 showing additional details thereof,

FIGURE 8 is an elevation view partly in cross-section of a furthermodification of the invention showing the positions for mounting andremoval of the cymbal.

Referring to FIGURES 1, 2 and 3, one form of the novel cymbal retainingdevice facilitating the removal and mounting of a cymbal is seen in usewith the usual cymbal stand 10 which has at its upper end the reducedthreaded post 11. Due to the reduction in diameter in providing the post11, shoulder 12 is formed upon which is mounted a supporting disc 13which is centrally perforated, so that it can be mounted over the post11. The usual felt washer 14 is mounted over the disc 13, and a sleeve15 fits snugly over the post 11 between the said post and the feltwasher 14, and is supported by the disc 13. The cymbal 16 with a centralperforation 17 is then mounted on the post 11, is supported on the feltwasher 14, and encompasses the sleeve 15 which is made from rubber orthe like.

The foregoing construction is all conventional, and is described hereinfor the purpose of providing a better understanding as to how the novelretaining device combines and cooperates with the said conventionalcymbal stand construction. The novel retaining device 18 is athimble-like component having a central bore 19 with internal threadsadapted to engage and be threadedly mounted on the threaded portion ofthe post 11. At the upper end of the bore 19, there is provided a latch20 which is pivotally mounted on a pin 21 within an opening in theretaining device 18. The latch 20 has an inclined portion which extendsdownwardly and outwardly of the opening 22 formed in the side of theretaining device. The lower edge 23 of latch 20 is curved and conformsto the curved lower portion of the component 22 with sufficientclearance so that the latch can pivot inwardly and outwardly relative tothe said opening 22. At the inner portion of the latch, there is aretaining lip 24 which abuts the inner wall of the retaining device,thereby preventing the latch from moving outwardly beyond the positionshown in FIGURE 2. A spring 25 is attached to the latch and to the wallof the bore 19 biasing the latch to its outermost position as seen inFIGURE 2.

It is apparent then that the latch can move inwardly in opposition tothe spring 25 to a position within the bore 19, which would permit themounting or removal of cymbal 16. There is also provided a locking screw26, as seen 'better in FIGURE 3, which will prevent loosening of theretaining device 18 when mounted on the post 19, due to vibrations. Thesaid locking screw 26 can be tightened to bear upon the post 11 toprevent vibrational loosenmg.

Thus, to mount the cymbal 16, one merely :places the cymbal with theaperture 17 over the retaining device 18, and then forces the cymbaldownward. The cymbal periphery about aperture 17, will then engage thelatch 20, forcing it inwardly against the spring 25, until the cymbalhas passed below the latch, and then the latch \mll spring outwardlyunder the action of the spring 25, and will effectively prevent thecymbal from leav' g its operative position about the post 11.

To remove the cymbal, one manually presses the latch 20 inwardly untilno substantial portion of the latch extends beyond the exterior of theretaining thimble 18, and the cymbal can then now be moved upwardly andover the latch until it is free of the retaining thimble. It is to beunderstood that the bore 19 within the retaining thimble, is of largeenough diameter to accommodate the full inward movement of the latch 20'in order to permit mounting and removal of the cymbal withoutobstruction.

The modification shown in FIGURE 4 is designed for the particularpurpose of facilitating a user to remove a particularly heavy typecymbal requiring the use of both hands. It is to be noted that thedevice incorporates the same basic structure as shown in FIGURE 2, andthe same reference numerals used in FIGURE 2, for the equivalentstructure, will also be used in connection with FIGURE 4.

Accordingly, the modification of FIGURE 4 provides a modified retainingdevice refer-red to here as 30, having a central chamber 31 in which ismounted a latch 32 mounted on a pin 33 secured to the walls of thechamber 31.

A lock 34 is mounted longitudinally through the top of the retainingdevice 30, and is provided with threads 35. The lock 34 is restricted torotary motion with respect to the retaining thirnble 31, and is retainedin a longitudinal movement by shoulders 36 and 37. The latch 32 isprovided with a ratchet gear 38 which engages the threads 35 of the lock34. Accordingly, rotation of lock 34 will move the latch 32 from anoutermost position 39, to an innermost position, wherein the latch willbe fully within the chamber 31, offering no obstruction to mounting orremoval of a cymbal thereon. Chamber 31 has an opening 40 through whichthe latch 32 can be reciprocated. The latch 32 has a lower curve 8,surface 41, which moves with slight clearance through the opening 40,and when the latch 32 is in its outermost position, as shown in thedotted lines of FIGURE 4, the said lower curve 8, surface 41, willprevent the cymbal 16 from leaving the stand.

Accordingly, it is therefore apparent that when one desires to use bothhands to remove a particularly heavy cymbal, then the operator merelyrotates the lock 34 until latch 32 is in its innemost position. Thelatch will be retained in that position by the lock 34, while theoperator can now apply both hands to the cymbal and cause its removalfrom the stand. Of course, to mount the cymbal on the stand, the lock 34is also used to keep the latch 32 in its innermost position, so that thecymbal can be mounted on the stand. After the cymbal has been mounted onthe stand, the lock 34 is rotated to bring the latch 32 to its outermostposition, wherein the cymbal is prevented from leaving the stand.

It is to be noted that the diameter of the retaining devices in bothFIGURES 2 and 4, is such that it will conform to the outer diameter ofthe post 10, and the lowermost edge of the retaining devices will bearupon the sleeve of either modified form thus far referred to.

In FIGURE 2A, a modified form is shown wherein two similar latches areused, rather than the single latch shown in FIGURE 2. This is for thepurpose of providin g a more effective symmetrical retaining device,where it may be desired.

Accordingly, latches 50 and 51 are pivotally secured within the openings52, 53, and are biased to the retaining outward position shown in FIGURE4A by means of a spring 54 which is mounted at its opposite ends to thelatches 5051. The remainder of the structure is similar to that shown inFIGURE 2, and the same reference numerals applied thereto, are used inFIGURE 4A. The portion of the device shown in FIGURE 4A is similar tothat shown in FIGURE 2, wherein to mount the cymbal, it is merely placedover the retaining device and pressed down to force the latches 50-51inwardly to the action of the spring 54. Latch 50 has a retaining lip55, and latch 51 has a similar retaining lip 56, to prevent the latchesfrom moving entirely outside the retaining device. To remove the cymbalfrom the stand provided with a retaining device shown in FIGURE 4A, onemerely presses both latches 50 51 simultaneously inward against theaction of the spring 54, and with the other hand, the cymbal is removedfrom the stand.

In FIGURE 6, another form of the invention is shown which will alsopermit the user to use two hands in lifting a heavy cymbal on or off thestand. The same reference numerals that we used in FIGURE 2, will beapplied to the conventional cymbal stand structure shown in FIG- URE 5.A modified retaining member 60 is provided with internal threads 61which cooperate to threadedly mount the member on post 11. The retainingmember 60 has a pair of spaced parallel standards 62 and 63, betweenwhich is mounted an adjustable latch 64, which can be moved from aretaining position such as shown in FIG- URE 5, to an open position,wherein the latch 64 does not provide any lateral construction to theremoval or mounting of the cymbal. As shown more in FIGURE 7, latch 64is pivotally mounted with respect to the standards 62 and 63 by means ofa pin 65. An aperture 66 is formed in the latch 64, and is sodimensioned and located thereon to coact with the bosses 67 and 68formed on standard 62. Thus, when the latches in the retaining positionshown in FIGURES 5, 6 and 7, aperture 66-, will be in alignment withboss 67, they retain the latch as shown in the horizontal position. Whenit is desired to place the latch in the open position, so that a cymbalcan be mounted or removed from the stands, the latch is manually rotateduntil the boss '68 as shown in FIGURE 6, aligns with aperture 66, and isretained thereby. Thus, it is apparent that where one is involved withheavy cymbals, that a device as shown in FIGURES 5, 6 and 7, can be veryeffectively used by merely manually adjusting the latch 64 from thehorizontal position shown in FIGURES 5, 6 and 7, to a vertical positionwherein the latch 64 will be in alignment with the standard 62, and willbe retained in such position longitudinally by the coaction of boss 68with aperture 66. Then the operator can apply both hands to the cymbal,removing it, and replace it with another cymbal, and then restore thelatch to its retaining position as shown in FIGURES 5, 6- and 7.

In FIGURE 8, there is shown a modification of the form of the inventionshown in FIGURES 5, 6 and 7, wherein a retaining device 70 is madeintegral with the post 11, as differentiated from FIGURE 5, wherein theretaining device 60 is threadedly secured to the post 11. All the othercomponents of the modified form of FIG- URE 8 are entirely similar tothat shown in FIGURE 5, the same reference numerals used in FIGURE 5 forthe same parts, are used in FIGURE 8, and the operation is entirely thesame.

It is now apparent that from the foregoing description and accompanyingdrawings, that a very effective and simple device is provided forretaining a cymbal on its stand in a manner which will facilitate boththe removal and mounting of a cymbal on the said stand. All of the formsof the invention disclosed herein, do not require the removal of theretaining device and the accompanying time lost and possibility oflosing the retaining member such as is possible with the presentlywidely used wing nut arrangement. Moreover, the invention includesspecific construction for locking the retaining device in either theopen or retaining position so that the user can apply both hands to theremoval or mounting of the cymbal on the stand. It is to be furthernoted that the device as disclosed herein, is of aesthetic design, doesnot introduce any objectionable looking hardware, and can be producedwithout any substantial increase in cost as compared to theconventionally used retaining devices. It is believed that thisuncomplicated improvement in this art will find wide favor andacceptance in this field, without increasing the expenses involved. I

Although specific forms of the device have been disclosed, it is to beunderstood that the invention disclosed herein should be considered inits broadest aspect, and that any departures from the specific formsdisclosed herein, should not be regarded as departing from the scope ofthe invention.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, my protection is to be limited only by the terms of the claimswhich follow.

I claim:

1. A device for mounting and retaining a cymbal on a stand comprising athreaded post having an enlarged shoulder spaced from the threadsadapted to receive thereon a supporting member for the cymbal incombination with a retaining thimble having centrally threaded boreadapted to be threadedly mounted on the post, said thimble having anouter diameter adapted to fit into the central aperture on the cymbalwith a slight clearance, and being further equipped with a latchadjustably mounted on the thimble, and movable from a positionobstructing removal of the cymbal to a position permitting the removalof the cymbal when it is mounted over the thimble on the said supportingmember.

2. A device as in claim 1, wherein the latch is pivotally mounted withinan opening in the thimble, and is resiliently biased outwardly to theposition of obstructing removal of the of the cymbal, and is movableinwardly against open contact with the cymbal when the cymbal isinserted over the thimble to be mounted on the stand.

3. A device as in claim 2, including a second latch mounted inopposition to the first said latch within a similar openng, and wherenthere is a resilient means biasing both, and latches simultaneouslytowards the outermost position, wherein the cymbal is prevented frombeing removed from the stand.

4. A device as in claim 1, wherein the latch is pivotally mounted withinan opening in the thimble, and includes a ratchet gear in combinationwith a threaded member adapted to engage the ratchet gear, havingexternal means for actuating the said threaded member, said latch beingmovable by means of the actuated means to a position obstructing aremoval of the cymbal to a position permitting removal of the cymbalfrom the stand.

5. A device as in claim 1, wherein the latch is movable from a firstposition of longitudinal alignment with the post, to a second positionat right angles to the post, including means for retaining the latch inthe said two positions, and wherein the latch obstructs removal of thecymbal in the first position, and permits removal of the cymbal in thesecond position.

6. A device for facilitating mounting and retaining a cymbal on a standcomprising a post having a latch ad justably mounted on said post, andmovable from a first position obstructing the removal of the cymbal fromthe stand, to a second position wherein the cymbal may be removed fromthe stand, and means for retaining the latch in at least one of said twopositions.

7. A device as in claim 6, wherein the latch is mounted on a retainingdevice which is removably secured to the post.

8. A device as in claim 7, wherein there are additional retaining meansfor retaining the latch in both of the said positions.

9. A devce as in claim 8, wherein the said retaining means comprise anaperture in the latch, and bosses on the post disposed thereon to alignand project into the said aperture for retaining the latch in the twosaid positions.

10. A device as in claim 1, wherein the external diameter of the thimbleis substantially equal to that of the post.

No references cited.

RICHARD B. WILKINSON, Primary Examiner. C. M. OVERBEY, AssistantExaminer.

1. A DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AND RETAINING A CYMBAL ON A STAND COMPRISING ATHREADED POST HAVING AN ENLARGED SHOULDER SPACED FROM THE THREADSADAPTED TO RECEIVE THEREON A SUPPORTING MEMBER FOR THE CYMBAL INCOMBINATION WITH A RETAINING THIMBLE HAVING CENTRALLY THREADED BOREADAPTED TO BE THREADEDLY MOUNTED ON THE POST, SAID THIMBLE HAVING ANOUTER DIAMETER ADAPTED TO FIT INTO THE CENTRAL APERTURE ON THE CYMBALWITH A SLIGHT CLEARANCE, AND BEING FURTHER EQUIPPED WITH A LATCHADJUSTABLY MOUNTED ON THE THIMBLE, AND MOVABLE FROM A POSITIONOBSTRUCTING REMOVAL OF THE CYMBAL TO A POSITION PERMITTING THE REMOVALOF THE CYMBAL WHEN IT IS MOUNTED OVER THE THIMBLE ON THE SAID SUPPORTINGMEMBER.